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Labor market, consumer spending, and revised GDP data show the economy is facing serious headwinds.
Using a diagram, explain how Phillips curve analysis might be used to illustrate stagflation With reference to chart 1, how long did it take the UK economy to recover to its pre-pandemic level?
George Monbiot presents Kate Raworth's alternative to endless economic growth: Doughnut Economics - which meets "the needs of all within the means of the planet." ...
Fully Grown: Why a Stagnant Economy is a Sign of Success. By Dietrich Vollrath. University of Chicago Press; 296 pages; $27.50 and £20. BETWEEN 1950 and 2000, GDP per person in America grew at an ...
U.S. economy sees faster-than-expected growth 02:01. The nation's economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness ...
In particular, University of Southern California professor Manuel Pastor, analyzing the growth of 74 U.S. metropolitan regions in the 1980s, found that greater equality within regions corresponds ...
The OECD, an international group designed to help world economies grow, projected that growth for the U.S. economy would be robust but slow over the next two years, growing by 2.8 percent in 2024 ...
In a world of 7.2 billion and counting, we need to think hard about our fair share. Karpov Oleg/Shutterstock. At this point, mainstream economists will accuse degrowth advocates of ...
Students will learn about the global financial crisis in a new economics A-level to be taught from September. The course, from Pearson's Edexcel exam board, will cover factors leading up to the ...
Doughnut economics, a concept principally developed by UK economist Kate Raworth, provides an intuitive way of thinking about it. The ideas outlined in her book, subtitled Seven Ways to Think Like ...
The OECD cut its forecast for US economic growth in 2025 from 2.8% to 1.6%. It cited President Donald Trump's tariffs, which had pushed the US import rate to the highest level since 1938.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged with economic outlook uncertain 01:35. The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell saying there is "high ...